I went to the OSU coaching clinic, holy crap all Coombs did was talk about how he has only coached in the state of Ohio and he's so damn proud of that fact and he introduced someone to get an award (Earle Bruce? Can't remember). I was already pumped up to see Coach Bruce again, I think I may have cried from being so amped up.

I can't see the video, but if it's the same circle drill I've seen it's territory. I don't much like the drill, to be honest. I really didn't like seeing it run in youth football when there were so many other problems to address during practice.

Don't downvote just because you disagree with someone. Dude doesn't like the drill. It's his opinion, and he didn't state it offensively. If you've got a problem with it take two seconds to write out why.

It serves multiple purposes for Ohio State. 1) it gets the juice going for practice because the players love it. 2) it gives the players a taste of contact. 3) the coaches can use it to teach proper technique on engaging and tackling. In these videos you often hear them yelling about staying low/square, using their hands, and keeping your eyes up. These are important lessons to learn for better play, but also to make safe hits. None of these videos show players running at each other with their head/shoulders lowered like we too often see in the game today.

We did something similar called "the board." Basically exactly the same as the circle drill, but there was a 2x6 laying on the ground, and the point of that was to encourage only 2 directions when contact was made, either forwards or backwards. It was usually just lineman and linebackers doing it, but every now and then, they would bring everyone over.

I caught a few minuntes of Cleveland sports talk radio on WKNR yesterday. They were laughing hysterically at a fan at the Brown's practice who was yelling stuff like, "Way to keep your head up and wrap up." They called him "Former Volunteer High School Coach Guy".

If Urban F'n Meyer wants to do a circle drill, then it must have some purpose and meaning. I think I'll let him make that call.

I know there has been a lot of discussion about what Noah Brown's position will be in our offense but to me he seems to be perfect for a hybrid FB position. I realize that a FB doesn't really have a place in this offense but if we could do to him what Hue Jackson did to Marcel Reese in Oakland, then that would add another dimension to the offense. Noah clearly has a NFL body on him already and he is only going to get stronger. He could be the guy to usher in the era of the "new age" FB thus restoring the position to it's old usefulness. Sorry for rambling.....